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¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨ @ & ¨ @ & ¨ @ & LYING @  & ¨ @ & ¨ @ & ¨ ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨ @   &   ¨   IN   MY   ROOM,   @   &    ¨ ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨ @ ARMS FLOPPED OVER THE EDGE OF THE BED. §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨ @  &  ¨  SOMETHING  POKING MY LEFT HAND, §§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§ @     &      ¨     SOMETHING      SLIMY, ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§ @  &  ¨  SLITHERING  AROUND THE FINGERS, ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ @   &   ¨   UP   THE   ARM.   @   &    ¨ ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§ IS   IT  DRUG-FUELED   APATHY?  @  &   ¨ ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨ @   &   ¨   I   DON'T   MOVE  THE   ARM. ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨ @    &    ¨    @    &   ¨    @    &    ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨ WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S TASTING ME,  @ & ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨ IT   MOVES    FURTHER    UP,   @   &   ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨ REACHES    THE    ARMPIT.    @    &    ¨ §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨ I  TURN  MY  HEAD  TOWARD  IT.   @  &  ¨ §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨§ @    &   ¨    LOOKS    LIKE    SEAGRASS. §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨ @   &   ¨   IT'S  KINDA   CUTE.  @  &  ¨ §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨ @    &    ¨   @    &    ¨    @    &    ¨ ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨ @  &  ¨ ONCE IT'S UP  MY NECK AND ON  MY ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§ FACE,    I    BITE    IT.    @    &    ¨ ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨ @ &  ¨  THE  TEXTURE  IS  LIKE THAT OF A ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨ JUICY       @      &       ¨      GRAPE, ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§ @ & ¨ AND THE SQUISH  TASTES LIKE  SWEET ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§ @   &   ¨    @    &   ¨   CUCUMBER.    ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ @ & ¨ IT'S  VERY GOOD. @ & ¨ AND I @ & ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§ SUCK   MORE    OF   IT   IN.   @   &   ¨ §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨ @    &    ¨   CHEW    IT.    @    &    ¨ ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨ @ & ¨ THE SEAGRASS DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND. ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨ @    &    ¨    @    &    ¨    @    &   ¨ §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨ &  ~  APATHY   GONE,  I  SIT  UP.   &  ~ §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨ &  ~    THE TENDRILS ARE STUCK UNDER & ~ §§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨ &  ~ MY SHIRT, & ~ ENTERING  BY THE  ARM §¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§ AND  EXITING  THROUGH  THE  COLLAR.  & ~ ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ &  ~ THIS MAKES  IT HARD FOR  ME TO PUSH ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨ MORE  OF   IT   IN   MY   MOUTH.   &   ~ ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ & ~ I MAKE TO REMOVE THE SHIRT, BUT  THE ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SEAGRASS FINALLY PROTESTS  WHEN I TRY TO ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MOVE     MY    LEFT     ARM.     &     ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨ &  ~  SO  -  EATING  IT   IS   OK,  &  ~ §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨ & ~ &  ~ MOVING  IT  IS  NOT.  &  ~ &  ~ ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
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